Psychrolutes occidentalis

Western Australian Sculpin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Psychrolutes
Species:
P. occidentalis
Binomial name
Psychrolutes occidentalis

Psychrolutes occidentalis, also known as the Western Australian sculpin or western blobfish, is a species of deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It is a bathydemersal fish found along the continental slope to the west of Australia.[2][3]

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  3. ^ "Psychrolutes occidentalis". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 26 May 2019.